The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-27
ON THE TAR HEELS.
How ia was Proved that the Martyr
.Jer Davis il Now Wearing Wings
\ Congressman ON an Examination.
in History.

BoW WAS thht tht
Jen Davis is Now Wearing Wings
n Congressman ON an Examination.
in History.
civil. SERVICE LEARNING NEEDED.
Congressman Springer was talking the
'ther day about the comments that were
customary on the House of Representa-
trves. Said he 1--WE been in Congress a
good while, and have come to the opin-
ion, from my observation and experience,
that the menwhO come here are fair types
of their constituents. Take old General
WEIford for example. A good deal of fun
il mad,. of him, but he represents fairly
the people who sent him here, ana thu
III man j. "A -tnged eat, too. He is ID heap
smarter than h. looks.
Il have. heard a 'od story of his cam
paigning He cr,Ines from the mounta N
district, where no newspapers are uO-
llshed, where schools are few and far be-
tween, where the people burn pine knots
for light and make moon shine whisky.
During his ctmpaign the Republicans
sent a ,wn from Louisville a highly edu-
Gated and thoroughbred gentleman by
the name of Speed, to make speeches,
aud old Wolford challenged hlm to IL
jpint debate. 1t took place in Free
Win Baptist Church, and Speed had the
first speech. Most of the audience We're
* Confederates. and Speed dilated on
th" generosity of the Republican party
NJ rIt. Close. of the war. He said that at
III surrender General Grant would not
accept Lees sword. that h- gave every
Confederate. soldier his horse and gun,
and that after jeff Davis was captured
h- was not even trIed for trC CasOn.
'sThi, suited old WOlfOrd exactly,
aud when il came his turn To- speak he
took Speeds remarks for his text, deny
ing every thing the latter II id said. why.
ft.ilrr citrzen-,' he explained, me an
ynu know hetter nor thai. We was thar.
We know that the honorable gentleman
from Lppey Vile was |, in when he talked
about Gen Grant r'fn-ing To- accept
G-n LEES sword We was thar. We
knov, feller citizens, that Gen. G ant
not only TUX Gen. Lees sword. but We
know that he melted up the gold scab-
bId fur dollars, AN that he is now using
tie blade for a carvin' knife. We was
thar, An we know, feller citizens, that
q gentleman from Looeyville was
| III when he SAID TN 1t Gen. Grant gave
every Confederate hjs horse. We was
thar, We know that they ankees
tx them CRITTERS home with EN-. an are
plnwin' with EN- this v-ry day We WAS
Lnar. An We know. feiler citizens. that
the honorable gentlemen from Looey-
v.llt. was lvIn' when nc said that jeff
Davis was let go. We was than, We
know. frll,r citizens. that the--H an
KEGS hung j. II DAVIS. fur we seen em
hang HIM We was thar. An We know.
feler citizens, that they hung him TO -
r pur apple tree. fur we was thar. An
". know, frllrr citizens, that il jeff
Davis was alive this day, an in this
midst. I've. " ruil rise up AN say So. fur
he was thai
''At this y int in & n. Wolford'S dis
c uT-e MIR. Speed arust' and SAID that I've
Ia ud listened u tlat soft OF nonsense
Ipng enough. and protested against hI-
opponent turning IL political discussion
into a ridiculous fare. Every man in
this aud enct knows. he said, that JEFF
frr-un DAVIS is alive to-day.
They du, haS?' responded old VOL
ford They do. hay: I'll bet yer skin
they done. an felIer citizens, what do
yuuuns think of jackass that II ONE
all the way frum Looey Vile to try to
make yen think that jeff Davis, the
MARTYR, ho ~ now singing pslams with
the cherry buns in heaven, is alive AN
we'll this day: We know better, feller
cltzen4: we was thar. An now To con
vince the honorable gentleman from
I.oueyyille that he amt goin' to make
any votes by that sort o lyin,' | want To
cell him we was thar, We was all thar,
frIier ..tt,zahs. we was all thar! An ef
~ don't believe it, | want every man in
th $ house who was thar when jeff Davis
Was hung, tor stan up on his legs an
swar' to Il.
Every man in the audience arose to
his feet, and Wolford turned around To
Judge Speed with look of triumph i'm
h,e eve and exclaimed: 'Iouuns can't
cbme down into this dee strict with Yer
Id lies, an ef you have got any more
uf 'eru We better keep 'em TO tell yer igno-
rant folk 10 home.
Judge Speed got a wagon u take him
~ the nearest railway station that night
AMI abandoned the canvass